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MEMPHIS, TN — January 3, 2017 — Radians®, a global leader in the manufacturing and development of high-performance personal protective equipment (PPE), is pleased to announce the opening of its new Canadian distribution centre in British Columbia, doing business as…

The North America and Europe distribution market for personal protective equipment (PPE) is expected to reach US$28.95 million by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Shifting consumer trend towards online spending, coupled with growing connectivity across…

Given the sheer variety of personal protective equipment (PPE) available on the market today — not to mention the multiple selections within each product category — selecting the right safety gear for use in a workplace can be intimidating. Enter…

Hardhats are necessary in almost every industry. Miners, firefighters, electricians, plumbers, welders and loggers, among many others, need them as their first line of defence against possible head injuries on the job. Just like any other safety and personal protection…

Safety professionals are used to contemplating worst-case scenarios, but it was a worker who had a front-row seat to the real thing at a southern Ontario construction site in early 2011. Fortunately, worst turned to best. A 3.5-metre-long aluminum beam…

Over the years, our office staff and trainers at Safety First Training have come across a whole array of questions related to mask fit testing. We have found that when our clients try research this topic, there is not a…

Respiratory illness can be serious and, in some cases, deadly. In today’s workforce, many workers are not properly protected and are at risk for respiratory illness. According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, about five million American workers…

Grain dust, moulds, pollen, animal dander, soil dust and welding fumes are just a few of many farm-related respiratory hazards. Exposure can cause immediate and long-term respiratory illnesses, such as farmers’ lung, asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and other irreversible, incurable…

No matter what kind of work is being done, a worker always has to keep breathing. Sometimes, that can be difficult in an environment that is short of oxygen, or one in which the dust of harmful substances is present…

Summer’s here, and the time is right for working in the street — or, at least, in the great outdoors. With the warmer weather of the spring and summer months comes an increase in outdoor work in construction, road improvement,…

During a heat wave, workers who stay outdoors for long periods of time during the day run the risk of succumbing to heat-related illnesses. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses is important in ensuring your workers’ safety. St.…

Keeping cool working in the hot sun is best left to a very brisk, cool, dry breeze. That’s not going to happen. But there are some products that can help out. As you might expect, there are many options for keeping…

We know that there are a good number of workers whose jobs mandate the use of high-visibility gear — and more specifically, we know that a lot of those jobs also require working outdoors. With summer quickly approaching, the temperatures…

Honeywell has announced the BW Clip4, a new four-gas, portable monitor that, once turned on, can operate continuously for two years without the need to change sensors or charge batteries, helping customers boost safety compliance and reduce maintenance costs. Ideal…

There are many jobs in which workers risk inhaling dangerous gases or impurities. This is particularly true of work in confined spaces. Gas-detection or instrumentation devices that test the air quality of workspaces prevent workers from being canaries in a…